Softball Game Preview: Lakewood Cougars vs. Lynden Christian Lyncs

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04/25/24 - Home	3-2 W
04/27/23 - Away	5-14 L
04/30/22 - Home	12-1 W
05/06/19 - Away	6-2 W
03/23/19 - Home	10-4 W
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Lakewood has gone 6-1 against Lynden Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Lyncs at 4:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lakewood has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Lynden Christian will arrive with seven straight wins.

It was a proper cat-fight when Lakewood faced off against Oak Harbor on Tuesday. The Cougars lost 11-1 to the Wildcats.

Lakewood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Pevny, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.

Meanwhile, Lynden Christian never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They blew past Sehome 11-0. The Lyncs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.

Lynden Christian pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.

Lakewood skirted past Lynden Christian 3-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Lyncs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.